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Volunteer Management Training - March 2012 PDF Print E-mail
Volunteer Management Training

South Dublin County Volunteer Centre is delighted to announce details of our upcoming training in Volunteer Management.

Our next course will be held in March 2012 in the South Dublin County Council offices in Tallaght and will be delivered by Pat Kavanagh and Deirdre McNicholas. There is a cost of €40 per individual (to be paid in advance) and for optimum benefit participants are required to attend both sessions.
 
Places on this training are limited so early booking is advisable.

For more information or to book a place please contact:
Deirdre McNicholas
Tel: 01-462 8558
E-mail:   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Details of the course content is below.

We are also asking for your help in our annual national volunteer management survey. Please click this link to fill in our survey



Volunteer Management Training Modules
Wednesday 21st March
9.30am – 12.30pm Planning for Volunteer Involvement
Aim: To plan for volunteer involvement and to explore procedures around designing volunteer roles

Objectives: By the end of the session you should be able to

  • Reflect on how involvement of volunteers can benefit the organisation
  • Consider the expectations and understanding of volunteers
  • Consider potential costs of involving volunteers in your organisation
  • Understand how to write a role description and a person specification
  • Explore the importance of getting feedback from volunteers when finishing their involvement with organisations
 
1.30pm - 4.30pm Recruitment, Selection and Induction
Aim: To explore the principles and procedures for the fair and effective recruitment, selection and induction of volunteers
 
Objectives: By the end of the session you should be able to
  • Understand effective recruitment and selection methods
  • Design a recruitment campaign for your organisation
  • Analyse application procedures
  • Design suitable interview questions
  • Draft an indution plan
  • Examine volunteer agreements

Wednesday 28th March
9.30am – 12.30pm Day to Day Volunteer Management
Aim: To provide participants with an understanding of the role and importance of support and supervison when managing volunteers

Objectives: By the end of this session you should be able to
  • Define supervison and its purpose
  • Identify positive support and supervison skills and techniques
  • Identify ways of motivating and recognising volunteers
  • Explore ways of dealing with difficult situations within a supervisory context 
 
1.30pm – 4.30pm Designing a policy for Volunteer Involvement
Aim: To provide participants with the knowledge to design a volunteer policy

Objectives: By the end of this session you should be able to
  • Understand what should be included in a volunteer policy
  • Consider who should be consulted on policy design and when
  • Draft a policy for your own organisation
  • Plan for its implementation
 
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